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Verdi, Giuseppe.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Aida, Grand Opéra en Quatre Actes, first edition signed by the composer ("G. Verdi"), Paris: Escudier [1876]
first French edition with French text, 307 pages (27 x 18cm), table of contents' page stamped "Souvenir du 22 Mars 1880" and signed underneath by the composer, chromo-lithographed title with "Egyptian border", plate number L. E. 3603, nineteenth-century quarter roan [Hopkinson 62 A (g)] 2)
Verdi. Otello, dramma lirico in quattro atti, Milan: Tito di Gio. Ricordi, [1887], first edition of the piano vocal score, 364 pages, 4to (27 x 19.5cm), without reference to the premiere on the title, Ricordi's blind stamp for January 1887, manuscript annotations, modern half morocco, light browning;
Verdi. Otello, dramma lirico in quattro atti, Milan: Tito di Gio. Ricordi, [1887], first edition of the piano vocal score, 364 pages, 4to (27 x 19.5cm), without reference to the premiere on the title, Ricordi's blind stamp for January 1887, manuscript annotations, modern half morocco, light browning;
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This Otello edition is not recorded by Hopkinson: the issue described as 63A includes the place and date of the first performance on the title-page. The present copy would appear to predate the premiere of the opera on 5 February 1887.